COLUMNS

Fayemi, Fashola And IBB: Three Faces Of Political Strategy

Daily Dispatch September 27, 2026

By Olumide Bajulaiye Few Nigerian politicians have travelled as unusual a political road as Kayode Fayemi. From the trenches of the June 12 pro-democracy struggle to the Ekiti governorship, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and the inner contestations of the APC, Fayemi has repeatedly operated at

NEWS

NIS, UNODC, Italy move to plug border security gaps with 30 vehicles, 60 computers

Daily Dispatch September 27, 2026

…18-month project targets remote, high-risk border areas amid growing migration, trafficking threats The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Italian Government have launched an 18-month intervention to strengthen Nigeria’s border surveillance and control, with the deployment of 30 operational vehicles and 60

FEATURES

West Africa’s water battle shifts from scarcity to survival

Daily Dispatch September 27, 2026

….ECOWAS, UEMOA, CILSS forge common strategy as climate change, rising demand threaten region’s water security By Michael Olabode West Africa is beginning to treat water as a matter of regional security, economic survival and political cooperation, rather than simply an issue of access to drinking water. That shift in thinking dominated the inaugural West Africa […]

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Nigeria, UAE Sign Pact to Crush Drug Trafficking Networks

Daily Dispatch September 27, 2026

…354.7kg illicit drugs seized on UAE-bound consignments, 47 suspects prosecuted — Marwa…91,000 arrested, 16,469 convicted in NDLEA’s five-year war against narcotics The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the United Arab Emirates’ National Drug Enforcement Authority (NDEA) have moved to tighten the noose around international drug trafficking networks operating

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Europe-bound groom excretes 72 cocaine wraps at Enugu airport

Daily Dispatch September 27, 2026

…NDLEA seizes 2.55m opioid pills weighing 1,640.55kg at Lagos airport, arrests Togolese traffickers A 25-year-old newlywed businessman, Lovely Chukwulobelu, has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA), Enugu, after he ingested 72 wraps of cocaine allegedly destined for Portugal. Chukwulobelu, was

COLUMNS

Love or Financial Security? The Relationship Question Many People Are Afraid to Ask

Daily Dispatch September 27, 2026

By Empress Ewa Is love enough to sustain a relationship, or does financial stability play a bigger role than people are willing to admit? For generations, people have been told that true love can conquer almost anything. But in today’s society, an uncomfortable question is increasingly finding its way into conversations about relationships and marriage: […]